John Winthrop became the governor of the colony. However, according to the charter, the freemen, who included any of the charter's shareholders, could have drawn up a council, but Winthrop initially tried to keep that secret from them. In , the General Court ruled that the settlers must create a representative legislative body.
This would be divided into two houses, much like the legislative branch later established in the U. Plymouth had created its own form of government in through the Mayflower Compact , the first written governmental framework in the New World.
New Hampshire was created as a proprietary colony, founded in Puritans from Massachusetts Bay also helped settle the colony. In fact, for a time, the colonies of Massachusetts Bay and New Hampshire were joined. When New Hampshire gained its independence from Massachusetts Colony in , the government of New Hampshire included a governor, his advisers, and a representative assembly. Maryland was the first proprietary government, which means that the proprietor had executive authority. He asked for and was granted a charter to found a new colony in North America.
He created a government where he made the laws with the consent of the freemen landowners in the colony. A legislative assembly was created to consent to the laws passed by the governor. There were two houses: one of the freemen and the second consisted of the governor and his council. The Connecticut colony was founded in when the Dutch established the first trading post on the Connecticut River, part of a movement of people who left the Massachusetts Bay Colony to find better land.
Thomas Hooker organized the colony to have a means of defense against the local Pequots. A representative legislature was called together, and in the legislature adopted the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, which primarily establishes the rights of an individual.
Some historians believe that this written constitution was the basis for the later U. In Connecticut became a royal colony. Williams was an outspoken Puritan who believed that church and state should be completely separate. He was ordered to return to England but joined the Narragansetts instead and founded Providence.
He was able to get a charter for his colony in , and it became a royal colony under King Charles II in Under the colony charter, England appointed the governor, but the freeholders elected an assembly. Williams was president of Rhode Island's general assembly from to James, the Duke of York, gave Delaware to William Penn in , who said that he needed the land to secure his own colony of Pennsylvania. The head of the Executive Branch is the Governor, whose primary responsibilities are to ensure that an annual budget is drafted, approved, and implemented; that state laws are enforced; and that all appointments outlined by the State Constitution are made.
The governor is elected every four years on an even-numbered year in which there is no presidential election. The Judicial Branch of Maryland resolves issues involving both civil and criminal state law violations.
In addition, there are also a number of agencies and offices that assist in carrying out judicial matters in the state of Maryland such as the State Board of Law Examiners, the Attorney Grievance Commission, the Administrative Office of the Courts, the State Law Library, and the Judicial Nominating Commissions. Live TV. This Day In History. History Vault. Middle East. World War II. Vietnam War. Sign Up. Art, Literature, and Film History. Cold War. Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief, in worship, teaching practice and observance.
Like the states today, each colony was run by a government headed by a governor and a legislature. The thirteen colonies were under a legislature, the British Parliament, [similar to the present Congress] and a King whose powers were not that different from those granted the American President.
Most of the people living in Colonial America lived and worked on a farm. Although there would eventually be large plantations where the owners became wealthy growing cash crops, life for the average farmer was very hard work. They had to work hard all year long just to survive. The middle colonies had deep, rich soil. The fertile soil was good for farming. These colonies had mild winters and warm summers.
The growing season was longer than in New England because there was more sun and lots of rain. The middle colonies were also concerned about attacks by unfriendly Native Americans. This fear was present in all of the colonies. The Middle Colonies had freedom of religion and a wide range in the nationality. Major industry for the colony included Agriculture fishing, corn, livestock , Manufacturing lumbering, shipbuilding.
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